Santa Clarita, CA -- Displaying excellence in the classroom as well as on the field of play, Natasha Coyle (La Habra, CA) has been named a 2013 Daktronics-NAIA Women's Scholar-Athlete.

One of 507 women's soccer student-athletes on the list, the junior forward is a first-time honoree.

To be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status.